Time for a PINT!

PINT has moved!!

That's it for me!! Go enjoy your own PINT now!

Perspective

I never intended to be the girl who ran races.

It's true. That's not why I learned to run. I first learned to run because it was a good calorie burn. Then I learned I liked to run. So I wanted to learn to run so I could run. I spent months running without having a race to run in.

I could have run a 5k months ago. I didn't. Because I didn't care if I ran races.

I just wanted to be able to run.

Sometimes a little perspective is a good thing. I've been so upset - even a little depressed - over missing the Cobequid Trail Run. I considered trying it anyway. And then I sat down and asked myself one question - what do I have to lose?

If my knee injury was the beginning of something major, I could do irreparable damage trying to run ten kilometres. And then I'd never be able to run again.

When I started this, I wasn't trying to run races. I was trying to run.

One race wasn't worth that. There will be other races.

Because I'm never going to stop running.

Final Word...

No running. Period. Not till I've had the knee checked by a doctor.

Nothing more strenuous than *walking*.

We're scaling the whole program back considerably. Shawn's decided we might have tried to move forward too fast.

I might cry.... or go nuts... or both.

Quick update

Knee seemed better yesterday. Took the day off from the gym, only went for a walk, no amount of pain.

Today it actually seems like normal.

Not quite sure what to do. I'm gonna defer to Shawn's expert opinion here and see what he thinks. Really, really hoping this is still a go, even if it's a slower time than I'd hoped for.

Work is nuts, so just a short update. Almost done though!

Not a good post...

I thought I had a good run last night.

I thought the stumble over that stupid pothole was nothing. It didn't hurt at the time, it was early in my run, and I finished no problem.

I thought the worst thing I'd have to deal with was my stupid finger in the stupid car door.

Shows what I know.

Instead, I have a right knee that will hardly let me walk without causing pain, isn't responding to icing, and is basically showing all the signs of an injury that will not be healed in time for my 10K on Sunday.

Two-and-a-half freaking months of training for nothing.

I think I'm going to go cry now.

Owwww

Was having an incredibly blech day today. Trying to finish a report for work that just won't get finished. Stressed and strained. Plus, have some personal crap I'm trying to deal with on top of it.

Totally not feeling it for my planned 10K tonight.

Went to the chiropractor, and he managed to motivate me into it a little more. Felt better by the time I got to the gym.

Went out, got that one foot in front of the other and smoked it!!! Best time yet! Feeling even better about Sunday!! Had a great post all planned about how my knee hates potholes, and my ass hates me, and how I hate stupid drivers, and how we all hate hills....

Still a little stressed leaving the gym, but felt better. Grabbed a chocolate milk to refuel (and as a bit of a treat) and headed home.

Got home, grabbed my crap out of the car, whirled around to turn off the lights, hit the door with my gym bag, and promptly slammed my finger in the door.

Like, really slammed. As in, had to open the door to get finger out.

Ow.

Don't think it's broken, but it's hurt. Very hurt. Gonna go back to icing and end this now. Sorry for the short post and missed I Can again. I'll make it up to you.

Show & Tell!

Or, how I make up for not posting yesterday... by posting pictures of what I was doing instead!!

Agility show @ the Musquodoboit Ex!

This is actually my "up-and-coming" dog, Player. Every time I run with this dog, I'm reminded that I don't do nearly enough sprint work. Do you see how far ahead of me he is?

With my "veteran" Austin and our "celebrity run" victim, the Musquodoboit Ex organizer! For some reason, no one got any shots of the two of us running together.

This show is one of my favourites, not only because it's one of our biggest, and because the organizers are so great to work with, but because it has our one and only "horse-dog relay" of the year, where our dogs pair with a horse for a relay timed event - the horses do their own course, and we do a course, and the two times are added together. It's also the only "official" competitive event we do!

Player isn't good enough to complete in the horse-dog relay yet, but Austin & I have been in the two previous years we've put this on, and placed second in both of our previous attempts.


Austin on the dog relay course - I'm course designer, so this whole course was actually my idea! It was hard!


My horse teammate - he is going VERY fast!


WE WON!!!
Combined time of 41.98 seconds!
Two seconds faster than the second place team!!
(I also think I look awesome in this photo even if half my hair fell out of its ponytail)

The best thing about the Ex is all the good looking cowboys wandering around.... but winning was a nice bonus too!

Great way to spend a weekend! I did have to postpone my 10K training run this morning - just didn't think my legs were up to it - and probably ate some crap I shouldn't have, but it was still fantastic.